As seven alien races struggle to co-exist in an uneasy alliance, the Inter-Stellar Union sends Union Guard agents on missions to preserve the crucial balance. These specialized operatives must do what regional security cannot, dealing with smugglers, pirates, terrorists, and even greater challenges in order to bring stability to a universe that needs it desperately. Without the Union Guard, the races will not be prepared to face a looming alien threat they can only hope to defeat together.

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Are We Paying Attention? (part 3)

In
1975, molecular biologists met at the Asilomar Conference on
Recombinant DNA, where they agreed on standards for scientific
research. These standards were intended to prevent the design of
manmade, genetically modified organisms that would pose a threat to
the public. We need similar standards in place with regard to AI
development, and though the conference in Puerto Rico was a start,
the chat was far from the conclusive nature of the Asilomar
Conference. Artificial Intelligence is quickly becoming a serious
threat, where Seed AI is capable of self-modification, able to
program itself and optimize its own cognitive functions. Unless we
take significant measures to design AI architecture to be “human
friendly,” our future may depend on the conditions we create for it
through AI development.